Colombia elected to UN Drug Commission
The United Nations (U.N.) invited Colombia to become a member of its Commission on Narcotic Drugs, an inter-governmental body dedicated to the investigation of international drug trafficking. The 54 member…
The United Nations (U.N.) invited Colombia to become a member of its Commission on Narcotic Drugs, an inter-governmental body dedicated to the investigation of international drug trafficking. The 54 member…
The Inspector General and the Prosecutor General both said that soliciting a United Nations (U.N.) rapporteur to examine judicial independence and the controversial wiretap scandal that implicates the Presidency is…
Captured drug lord ‘Don Mario’ was excluded from participating in the Justice and Peace Law. The Colombian High Court of Justice and Peace announced the former paramilitary was not eligible…
A high ranking official in the Colombian army turned himself in to the National Human Rights Unit of Medellin to face ‘false positive’ charges. Major Casa Montilla is charged with…
The resignation of Colombia’s Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos Monday leaves a lot of unanswered questions. It is unclear who will now lead the State’s war against illegal armed groups…
The FARC add cyanide and excrement to their munitions in order to infect and kill wounded soldiers, the Colombian army claims. “It may seem like a lie but in reality,…
Guerrillas are harassing indigenous authorities in Jambaló, in the south west department of Cauca in a bid to get them to abandon their posts. Local mayor Carlos Andrés Betancour said…
The government did not instruct DAS officials to illegally wiretap magistrates and journalists, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe announced in a press release Monday. The presidency said that statements released by…
The Supreme Court made contact with the United Nations (UN) in regards to the DAS illegal wiretapping scandal and judicial independence. President of the Supreme Court Augusto Ibáñez said that…